Sorrowful

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed. "This sorrowful prisoner." Chaucer. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. Matt. xxvi. 38.

2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous; as, a sorrowful accident.

Synonyms: Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary; grievous; lamentable; doleful; distressing. Sor"row*ful*ly, adv. Sor"row*ful*ness, n.